1994 Hunter Green SE “Back to Stock” Thread

[DOWNS]

I've bought a bit of MTS stuff. A fuel tank for my CJ2A and some various HVAC bits and pieces for my 76 CJ5. The parts worked but they weren't exact to factory by any means. The CJ2A tank was a gimme as the original was steel and this was their poly tank, but the HVAC pieces were close but not quite there.

 

[machoheadgames]

I've bought a bit of MTS stuff. A fuel tank for my CJ2A and some various HVAC bits and pieces for my 76 CJ5. The parts worked but they weren't exact to factory by any means. The CJ2A tank was a gimme as the original was steel and this was their poly tank, but the HVAC pieces were close but not quite there.

Yeah, I'd say the quality of the parts is "okay"....they work. They definitely aren't as good of a fit as stock though. You'd think if they're going to make a tank to fit in place of a stock YJ tank, it would be a lot closer than it is. It doesn't help that the YJ came a few different ways from the factory over the years which makes it harder to replicate all of the different YJ configurations. Plastic tank, metal 14 gallon tank, brushed motor pump in 91-93ish, smaller brushless motor pump in 93ish-95, etc.

My biggest complaints were the lack of a true slosh bucket, the tank being taller and not fittinig factory skid properly, and the skid that makes it all work places the tank an inch or two further to the right making the reach of the hoses a problem. Other than that, the tank definitely will do the job of holding fuel and being taller than stock, it might actually hold more than stock which would have been nice.

 

[dieselearl]

good deal, save the square, and keep the wave. i am 84 yrs old, still drive my 95, my family does question my driving, but i still get looks at local coffee shop, and the only thing i changed is i use 235/75/15 tire. drive safetly and keep on jeeping.

 

[TRevs]

@machoheadgames I saw this photo on your old build thread; where did you get a new OEM leather steering wheel? My spice leather is pretty worn, and I thought I’d have to go to a custom upholstery shop.

 

[machoheadgames]

@machoheadgames I saw this photo on your old build thread; where did you get a new OEM leather steering wheel? My spice leather is pretty worn, and I thought I’d have to go to a custom upholstery shop.

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I bought it off of eBay. I think it’s just an old stock one in really good shape. If I recall, it was one of the nicest on eBay….didn’t see any others that seemed as good of shape. So it might be difficult to find a good one. An upholstery shop might be a better idea.

 

[TRevs]

I found this place in north Texas. Looks like they do good work and specialize it steering wheels. It’s easy to ship a wheel, so Ill have to get a quote.

Jeep Steering Wheel Repair – Craft Customs

Jeep Steering Wheel and Dash Trim Send us your Jeep Steering Wheel and Dash Trim Panels … And then we’ll refinish and restore them! Jeep Steering Wheels 92 Getting Your Job Started is Easy! 1. Browse the Photo Gallery below to see the quality of our work 2. Fill out the Quote Request Form below. […]

craftcustoms.com

 

[machoheadgames]

I found this place in north Texas. Looks like they do good work and specialize it steering wheels. It’s easy to ship a wheel, so Ill have to get a quote.

Jeep Steering Wheel Repair – Craft Customs

Jeep Steering Wheel and Dash Trim Send us your Jeep Steering Wheel and Dash Trim Panels … And then we’ll refinish and restore them! Jeep Steering Wheels 92 Getting Your Job Started is Easy! 1. Browse the Photo Gallery below to see the quality of our work 2. Fill out the Quote Request Form below. […]

craftcustoms.com

Oh nice, that's right in the town where I work. If you end up doing that, it would be good to hear how it went and holds up long term. Hopefully mine holds up a while but would be good to have a backup plan.

 

[DOWNS]

Oh damn Rockwall is about 30 mins from me. I may need to swing by. My second 95 XJ wheel is coming apart. They were only put in Xjs for 95 and 96 model year and the spare parts train for that specific part is dried up.

 

[TRevs]

There are a ton of steering wheel photos on their site so it appears they have experience. Judging from the pictures, the work looks very good; maybe not OEM factory-good, but close.

 

[TRevs]

The quote is $399. Pretty steep, but eventually I’ll probably have to do it. And if it lasts 15 years it’s worth it

 

[machoheadgames]

If either of you two decide to go through with it, I’d love to see the results. Although I think you both have spice dashes? Mine is the 92-95 darker gray. Turns out my wheel from eBay is the earlier model, or if it’s 92-95 it’s a very light shade of it. It has the horn button without the little decorative rivet things, so I thought it was later model, but it's definitely lighter than my dash and steering column. Oh well, I can run it in the meantime and maybe perfect the color later. The dash needs to be repainted anyways, maybe I'll just have it match the wheel.

 

[DOWNS]

Black dash in mine, the factory seats and belts were grey. The steeringwheel is missing it's cover so I assume it was grey or black.

On my XJ the interior is tan and the steering wheel is black. IIRC when I scrounged up my NOS 95 XJ wheel it was around 300.

 

[TRevs]

Mine is Spice. The pristine leather on the spokes makes the rest look bad.

 

[machoheadgames]

Black dash in mine, the factory seats and belts were grey. The steeringwheel is missing it's cover so I assume it was grey or black.

On my XJ the interior is tan and the steering wheel is black. IIRC when I scrounged up my NOS 95 XJ wheel it was around 300.

Odd. Looking at the parts manuals, black as a dash option is really only ever found in the early models, like 87-90. I only ever see spice and agate for 91-95ish and the parts manual tends to agree with that. Wonder how you ended up with black.

As for the grays, they had a light gray in the early years and a much darker gray in the later years. I have the dark one, and my leather wheel appears to be the light one. Annoying, but I think I’ll focus on other things for the time being.

 

[DOWNS]

No idea. Given the amount of things painted on this Jeep, it's possible a previous owner painted the dash panel, but I haven't spotted any evidence for that. They could have swapped in a black panel.

 

[machoheadgames]

Lots of random crap accomplished lately:

• Fuel tank fixed and finally installed (had to remove and reinstall yet again - forgot the little push-on metal clip for the sock to hold it onto the pump)
• New cat/muffler/tailpipe installed - pipe is super close to tub but I think I have enough clearance to not rattle
• Rear shocks finally installed
• Brake master cylinder bled and wheel brakes gravity bled (will do a more thorough 2-man bleed when it's drivable)
• Body mounts torqued. Decided to not install a body lift

Started tearing into the NP231 again. When I was rebuilding it a few months ago, I was pre-lubricating some of the parts. Stupidly, when I dumped over the case half, a bit of lube got into the RTV and made a spot that wouldn't seal. It's been slow dripping ever since, so I now have that back apart. Got the case halves resealed yesterday and filled it back up partially to test that joint. Seems fine now. One thing is for sure, it's a total pain applying RTV to the transfer case front half when it's installed in the vehicle.

This afternoon hopefully I can get the rear pieces assembled and the driveshaft back in. Then skid plate can go back on.

Beyond that, all I really have left is:

• Rewire CAD electrical plug
• Install dash and heater/heater controls
• new battery
• Fasten the windshield and hardtop
• 2-man brake bleed
• Coolant flush

Other than that, I'll need an inspection and registration and then should be able to hit the road.

 

[machoheadgames]

Wrapped up the t-case and got it filled tonight. Driveshaft back in, skid plate back on. Seems to not be leaking anymore, so I think I nailed that.

I think that officially does it for work underneath. I’ll need to do the final brake bleed once it’s time to hit the road, otherwise I think I’m done down underneath.

Trying to find my parts I previously bought for the CAD plug. The old factory YJ CAD switches have a pigtail on them. You can’t find that switch at all anymore. There is a Dodge version with no pigtail that I plan to use. Problem is, I wanted an old YJ switch that I could neuter to keep the stock wiring. I just can’t find where I put those parts.

While I sort that out, I’m probably going to work on the finishing dash installation for now. Not like the CAD switch is that important anyways. Just want to keep it as close to factory as I can.